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Ms. Dang is an Advanced Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist, specializing in Audit (CAMS-Audit), having published a whitepaper, “Financial Inclusion, Developing Economies, and Effective Implementation of the Risk-Based Approach in AML/CTF: The Need for Legislative and Regulatory Leadership to Motivate Private Sector Commitment & the Role of Audit.” She conducted numerous AML trainings around Asia Pacific, including for central banks, financial institutions, and universities. A frequent speaker in APAC, US and Europe, Ms. Dang was the Program Chair for all ACAMS-APAC training events, including the three Annual AML and Financial Crime Conferences (APAC, Indian Subcontinent and Australasia), and annual symposia held in Singapore, Hong Kong, Taipei, Tokyo, Beijing, Shanghai, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Manila, Macau and Seoul.

Ms. Dang has over 25 years’ experience in banking and finance. She was a Bank Examiner at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, Manager with Barclays Capital’s Investment Banking Division in Singapore, Director of Business Development at Citibank’s Global Consumer Banking Group in Singapore. In her positions as Director of Business Development, Asia/Pacific, for Thomson Financial, and General Manager of Thomson Financial Publishing, based in Hong Kong, she also developed the first-ever financial-markets news portal for the APAC region, “Thomson Capital Markets Asia“ (TCMAsia.com), launched in 2001.

Ms. Dang holds educational degrees from the US, with a Bachelor of Arts, with honors, from Amherst College and a Master in Public Policy from Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government.

Patrick Dutton is the Financial Crimes Strategic Intelligence Director at Wells Fargo. Prior to joining Wells Fargo, he oversaw analytics and intelligence at HSBC USA and held positions at the U.S. Department of Defense and U.S. Department of the Treasury. From November 2015 to May 2017, he served as the Director, Transnational Organized Crime at the White House/National Security Council. Patrick earned a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from Marietta College and a Master’s degree in Public and International Affairs from the University of Pittsburgh.

Robert Schuldes II has 26 years of progressive experience in the Financial Institutions Industry.  His experience was in the areas of Internal Audit and Risk Management prior to becoming the BSA Officer for Associated Bank, where he currently oversees all BSA/AML/OFAC Compliance teams for the enterprise.  Robert has a degree in Accounting from Marquette University, and maintains CAMS, CRMA and CPA certifications.